Will Trump's IVF executive order lower costs?

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🗓️ 20 February 2025

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President Trump this week signed an executive order aimed at expanding access and reducing costs for people seeking in vitro fertilization treatments. The 19th's Shefali Luthra explains what that means. And, some Republicans are talking about cutting Medicaid access to pay for President Trump's proposed tax cuts. Former Ohio Medicaid director Barbara Sears Roshon details what that could mean for people who rely on the program. Then, a slew of recent plane crashes has escalated flying anxiety for many people. Psychologist Andrew Rosen offers some tips for dealing with stress around flying.

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0:00.0	Donald Trump is back in the White House and making a lot of moves very quickly.
0:05.1	Keep track of everything going on in Washington with the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:09.6	Every day we break down the latest news and explain why it matters to you.
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0:16.8	The order says it will work toward easing unnecessary statutory or regulatory burdens.
0:22.8	What does that mean?
0:25.5	There are a lot of questions about President Trump's new executive order on IVF.
0:31.4	It's Thursday, February 20th, and this is here and now anytime.
0:44.3	Thank you. And this is here and now anytime. From NPR and WBUR Boston.
0:47.7	I'm Ashley Locke, your host while Chris Bentley is away.
0:53.2	Today on the show, House Republicans continue their push to cut Medicaid, the program that
0:59.0	provides health insurance to mostly low-income people.
1:02.6	A former Medicaid director in Ohio explains the challenges she faced running that state's
1:07.5	program.
1:08.7	And if you're feeling anxious about getting on a plane right now
1:12.1	after seeing plane crashes in the news, you're not alone. Being at 30,000 feet is still a very
1:18.5	unfamiliar state of being for a human being. We don't have wings. A mental health expert has
1:24.3	advice to calm fears of flying. But first, President Trump has signed an
1:29.1	executive order aimed at lowering the costs for people who use in vitro fertilization. Advocates are
1:34.7	cautious about the news because they say the order leaves more questions and answers about
1:38.8	expanding access to IVF. As Mahala gets more insight from Shafali Lutra, who covers reproductive health for
1:46.3	our editorial partners at the 19th. Sheffali starts out explaining how IVF works.
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